Episodes
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My guest today on Dashing Dan Sporting Adventures Podcast is an elite sports person in a number of sports.
He was an outstanding junior middle-distance runner at school, winning the 800 and 1500 metres at the Prestigious APS Sports at Xavier College in Melbourne. Injuries then curtailed his running career and to help heal he hopped on a bike and then concentrated on road cycling and became a professional road cyclist and was selected in international teams in Europe and actually raced in the Giro D'italia. However, after numerous falls, he has elected to retire from Road cycling and concentrate on a career as a triathlete. Here is the story of Jimmy Whelan on Dashing Dan's Sporting Adventures. -
Our guest on Dashing Dan's Sporting Adventures is one of the greatest race callers this country has produced.
Greg Miles called 36 Melbourne Cups and numerous other major races after starting as a 22-year-old with the ABC in 1981, replacing long-time legend Joe Brown. -
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Here is Part 2 of Dan's chat with Sports Commentator Matt Hill
Matt Hill is fast becoming one of this country's best-ever sports broadcasters.
He started as a race caller, eventually replacing the incomparable Greg Miles in Melbourne. He has now called nine Melbourne Cups with superb accuracy and brilliance. He is also a senior AFL Commentator with Fox Footy and SEN and has covered and commented on only seven Summer and Winter Olympic events, including the rowing for Channel Nine TV this year and the Aths for Channel Nine radio. He is also one of the nicest guys in the sports media industry and it was a pleasure to have a long chat (and I mean a long chat) over two parts for Dashing Dan's Sporting Adventures. -
Matt Hill is fast becoming one of this country's best-ever sports broadcasters.
He started as a race caller, eventually replacing the incomparable Greg Miles in Melbourne. He has now called nine Melbourne Cups with superb accuracy and brilliance. He is also a senior AFL Commentator with Fox Footy and SEN and has covered and commented on only seven Summer and Winter Olympic events, including the rowing for Channel Nine TV this year and the Aths for Channel Nine radio. He is also one of the nicest guys in the sports media industry and it was a pleasure to have a long chat (and I mean a long chat) over two parts for Dashing Dan's Sporting Adventures. -
Today’s guest is simulcast on both Aussie Home Loans Inclusion Talks and Dashing Dan’s Olympic Adventures podcasts.
Amanda Shalala is an esteemed sports broadcaster, journalist, and producer for ABC TV Sport.
She has covered four Paralympics including the Winter Games in Sochi and the Olympic Games in London and Paris this year.
She will also cover the Paris Paras about to start and here is her Journey.
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Before the Olympics, I caught up with broadcasting great, Gerard Whateley, who had the wonderful job of calling the athletics for Channel Nine,
Gerard did a fabulous job and on our latest episode on Dashing Dan’s Olympic adventures I spoke to him just days after returning from the Games about his experiences and the highlights of which there were many from a world and Australian perspective and it’s all thanks to Aussie Home Loans.
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Today’s guest on Dashing Dan’s Olympic Adventures is a current Olympian who has represented Australia at these Olympics in Paris.
She is at her 4th Olympics and is a diver who in Paris finished fifth in the 3-metre synchro swimming with Maddison Keeney, who at the time of recording was in the final of the individual synchro.
Annabelle won bronze in 2016 and was fifth in Tokyo and has also won a gold and 2 silvers at the Commonwealth Games.
It’s great to have Annabelle Smith speaking to us from the Olympic Village for Aussie Home Loans.
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One of our first podcasts was with Olympic Gold medalist in Cycling in the Madison in Sydney, Scott McGrory. His partner in that event, Brett Aitken was at his third Games, having won medals in the previous two in the 4000-metre team pursuit. Brett Like Scott endured some family tragedy in the lead-up to these games. Here is his inspirational story brought to you by Aussie Home Loans... Learn more about Dan Lonergan www.danlonergan.weebly.com
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My guest today is a former colleague and a great swimming commentator, Gerry Collins, who broadcast the swimming at six Olympic Games from 1988 until 2008 for the ABC.
He saw some of the greatest swimmers ever and races in Olympic History.
Here is his story on Dashing Dan’s Olympic Adventures Podcast for Aussie Home Loans.
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We are halfway in the Olympic Games and there have been so many highlights, especially from an Australian perspective with 12 gold medals.
As you would expect from an Olympics, there has also been plenty of controversy.
On Dashing Dan's Olympic Adventures Podcast for Aussie Home Loans I catch up with Broadcasting legend Glenn Mitchell to get his take on the first week and what lies ahead for the second week…
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Kris McCarthy was an 800-metre runner, who was just 20 when he was chosen to run for Australia at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. It was a dream come true early in his career to be part of a home Olympics.
There were plenty of obstacles put in Kris' way as he explains in his Olympic adventure....
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Kim Crow, now Brennan, is a three-time Rowing Olympian including winning Gold at the 2016 in the Single Sculls and 2012 a silver in the Double Sculls and Bronze in the Single Sculls. She was a champion former Junior Hurdler before a bad injury ended her aspirations in that sport and she was spotted by a Talent ID program and the rest is history. Thank you to Aussie Home Loans
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Chris Anstey had an outstanding Basketball Career. He was drafted to The NBA and played with Dallas and Chicago.
He also represented Australia at the 2000 Olympics where the Boomers finished 4th and in 2008 where they were seventh, but missed out on Athens due to Injury.
He had a spectacular NBL career and was a star in Russia as well. Here is his Olympic Journey for Aussie Home Loans.
This is going streaming just as the Australian Boomers are playing Spain at the start of their Paris Olympic Campaign. I spoke to Chris before the Olympics started -
Over the past 30 years, Australia has had some outstanding Rowers at an international level, who have starred at the Olympics.
One of our best is 1992 Olympic Gold medalist in the Double Sculls, Peter Antonie, who won gold with Stephen Hawkins. Peter's durability, determination, and penchant for hard work have seen him represent Australia for more than 20 years. He also won a world title and a commonwealth Games Gold medal and was awarded with an order of Australia. Here on Dashing Dan's Olympic Adventures for Aussie Home Loans is the great story of Peter Antonie.... -
Today, my guest is one of the leading sports commentators in the country. He has broadcast every sport at a high level including Melbourne Cups, Numerous AFL Grand Finals, Test cricket and Swimming at the Olympic Games.
His Olympic Games Commentary Journey continues with the Host broadcaster from Australia on Channel Nine. He will call the track events in Athletics alongside Tamsyn Lewis and Multiple Olympic Gold medalist, American superstar, Michael Johnson. I had the pleasure of working with this man for several years as well at the ABC. Gerard Whateley before he flew to Paris joins me on Dashing Dan's Olympic Adventures.... -
Jay Stacy is one of the most capped Australian Men's hockey players representing the Kookaburras In over 321 games in a stellar 12-year career including 4 Olympic Games, which netted a 4 Olympic Games, which netted a 4th, a silver medal and 2 Bronze medals. He is now coaching the Australian under-21 team. It was a pleasure to chat on Dashing Dan's Olympic Adventures for Aussie Home Homes with one of the greats of Australian men's Hockey.
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Steve Foley is attending his 12th Olympic Games the First three as an Olympic Diver in 1976, 1980 and 1984, he attended two as a commentator with the late Great Drew Morphett Commentating the Diving in 1996 and 2000 and the others he has been High-Performance Manager for Team Great Britain, USA and at these Games Australia... He has a great story to tell and we get to hear it on Dashing Dan's Olympic Adventures for Aussie Home Loans..... Dan Lonergan www.danlonergan.weebly.com
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Melissa WU is an Australian Diving Legend with four top-five finishes in the 10-metre Platform at consecutive Olympic Games, dating back to 2008 when she won Silver as a 16-year-old. She also won Bronze at the 2021 Olympics and has won 3 gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in a stellar career. Paris will be her fifth Olympics, the most ever by an Australian Diver. She found time in a training camp in London before the Games only a week away to join me on Dashing Dan's Olympic Adventures for Aussie Home Loans.. Dan Lonergan - www.danlonergan.weebly.comAussie Home Loans - www.aussie.com.au
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Robert Kabbas is a three-time Olympian for Australia in Weightlifting, one of only two Australians to represent the sport at three Olympics.
Australia has only won 4 medals in the Olympics in weightlifting and Robert has one of those silvers from LA in 1984. He has a great story to tel about his long involvement in the sport and being an Olympic medalist
Thanks to Aussie Home Loans. Here is Robert Kabbas
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One of your greatest ever Olympians in appearances and considering the event was Steve Moneghetti, who raced in four Marathons at the Olympics, which Included three top ten finishes. He also won three medals as well as a gold in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria. He has also served as an administrator as a chef De mission for three Commonwealth Games and not only will go down as a great Olympian but a popular Olympian... For Aussie Home Loans, here is the Wonderful story of Mona....
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